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Does your child love to write? Writing offers children not only a medium for communication, but the ability to create and use their imagination! Whats more, writing aids your childs emotional growth and helps build the critical thinking skills necessary for success in school and in life. Writing retreats and camps can help foster these abilities.
What Happens at Writing Retreats?
At writing camps, children can focus on their creating writing while having fun at the same time! In a community …
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8 Great Writing Retreats for Kids

Does your child love to write? Writing offers children not only a medium for communication, but the ability to create and use their imagination! Whats more, writing aids your childs emotional growth and helps build the critical thinking skills necessary for success in school and in life. Writing retreats and camps can help foster these abilities.
What Happens at Writing Retreats?
At writing camps, children can focus on their creating writing while having fun at the same time! In a community

Remembering Maya Angelou, 1928-2014

On Wednesday morning, 86-year-old writer and American icon Maya Angelou passed away. Angelou was a memoirist and poet who grew up in the Jim Crow South and survived childhood sexual abuse. She overcame these hardships with incredible strength of spirit, and went on to lead a creative and fulfilling life, leaving behind a legacy of joyful, empowering work.
Angelou is most known for her autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, which has become required reading for many high school

Tips for Teens: Writing Your First Novel

As a young writer, you might be wondering what its like to write a novel. What goes into the process? How in the world do authors get started, especially when you look at writers like Stephen King, who has written several novels of over 1,000 pages? Keep reading to learn how to break down the process and make it much more manageable:
Start with Brainstorming
Start small - as small as a single word or sentence. It might seem silly, but it can help you stay focused before your imagination sta

How to Find Scholarships & Avoid Scams

So, you're on your way to a high school diploma and the next big step is a college education. Whether youre headed off to a university, or exploring your local community college, it's going to cost you money - a lot of money.
Perhaps by now youve heard the stories about starving college students who live off of Ramen noodles and pizza. Sounds kind of fun and adventurous for a few weeks, but worrying about money gets old pretty fast. Getting a scholarship can mean the difference of thousands o

8 Awesome Resources to Help You Improve Your Writing Skills

There are so many websites, books, and other resources to help you improve writing skills, study skills, and more. Here are 8 awesome ideas from San Diego, CA tutor Natalie S...
Beginning and completing a piece of writing can be a scary process. To some students, it may feel like there are a lot of unknown variables. It takes a long time to outline an essay. It requires a lot of brainstorming and organization. There isnt a specific formula. There isnt a right or a wrong, just a subjective g